Fashion week: Supermodels steal Diane von Furstenburg show; school uniforms inspire Hood by Air

NEW YORK -- The Associated Press is all over New York Fashion Week, from the runways to celebrities, as eight days of spring previews entered their fourth day Sunday.

Young supermodels steal the show

In this image released by Starpix, Karlie Kloss models fashion from the Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2016 collection, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in New York. (Aurora Rose/Starpix via AP)

Talk about a girl squad.

Karlie Kloss opened it, Gigi Hadid closed it, and sprinkled in between Diane von Furstenberg's New York Fashion Week show Sunday was a who's who of the latest crop of supermodels, including Kendall Jenner, Gigi's sister Bella Hadid, Irina Shyak, Lily Aldridge and Jourdan Dunn.

"I love women at the beginning of their life," von Furstenberg said. "This collection is about celebration of woman, beauty, freedom and nature."

The Hood by Air Spring 2016 collection is modeled Sunday during Fashion Week in New York. (Diane Bondareff ~ Associated Press)

The show felt like a celebration as celeb attendees including Kate Upton, Victoria Justice and Tori Kelly danced along to music by Drake and The Weeknd, whose hit, "Can't Feel My Face," closed out the show.

The collection had a 1970s nostalgic feel thanks to metallic golds, mixed prints, jumpsuits and high-waisted suits.

You could almost picture von Furstenberg dancing at Studio 54 like the days of old in all of these looks -- they've just been updated for the modern woman with shades of pink, black embellished with gold detailing and white with pops of color.

"It's a lot about the details. It's about the patching. It's the freedom. It's the easiness. It's (for) a woman to feel like a goddess," said the famously candid designer. She then added with a laugh: "My daughter says I have no filter. I don't want to have a filter."

Uniforms inspire Hood by Air's nonconformity

Kendall Jenner models fashion from the Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2016 collection during Fashion Week, Sunday Sept. 13, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Shayne Oliver, the adventurous designer behind the dystopian fashion line Hood by Air, said the inspiration for his show was school uniforms.

But if you wore any of his outfits to a classroom, you'd likely get kicked out.

There was nothing strait-laced about the looks at Oliver's show: The very first look was a metallic outfit with strings and fringes that in the back revealed the female model's bare backside.

The rest of the show was as untraditional as you would expect from Hood by Air:

There were denim looks with rips and zippers and shirts and pants that were layered with whimsical contrasting insets.

The most conservative looks for this show included a white dress with a crisscross bandage design that hugged the arms.

"I'm obsessed with uniforms. I really like the principal aspect of it, too. That's the kinky part of it to me," Oliver said slyly backstage after the show.

He said it drew from his West Indian background and the uniforms used in schools despite poor conditions.

-- Nekesa Mumbi Moody

Sarah Jessica Parker, Tracy Reese team up

The Victoria Beckham Spring 2016 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

In pinks and blues, see-through plastic paired with playful prints, chunky bead embellishment and bonded lace, Sarah Jessica Parker packed a punch in her shoe collaboration with Tracy Reese. And that was just on the runway.

The actress, whose "Sex and the City" shoe queen reputation prevails, put the media and Reese lovers in a front row frenzy as the designer rolled out her spring collection of dainty yellow print dresses, shades of garden green in shorts and jackets and circle overlays in bright white.

Parker and partner George Malkemus III have been doing shoes under the SJP label since February 2014. She last collaborated with a designer, TOME, for fall/winter 2015.

Her Reese shoes, with names that include "Minnie," "Timmons" and "Skyler," feature 15 colors and four styles.

Reese offered a little something for a variety of women in breezy, bold-patterned mini dresses and loose trousers in stone, sky blue and green. Parker used the same embellishments on one shoe style Reese put on jackets and dresses.

The Victoria Beckham Spring 2016 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

-- Leanne Italie

Victoria Beckham rolls out breezy style

The Victoria Beckham Spring 2016 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Call it an all new Victoria Beckham.

Her latest collection, which debuted Sunday at New York Fashion Week, is an homage to her "carefree attitude."

Bohemian flowing tops, skirts and dresses ruled the runway in knits, silk, leather and suede. And this time, no signature sky-high stilettos, but rather flats, kitten heels and sandals.

"It's been really liberating and easy," Beckham said about designing the collection.

A fashion forward gingham pattern also appeared on everything from jackets to skirts to dresses.

-- Alicia Quarles

Wang throws a party

Alexander Wang's Fashion Week runway show was a LOT more than just a runway show.

In this image released by Starpix, Bella Hadid models fashion from the Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2016 collection, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in New York. (Aurora Rose/Starpix via AP)

First, it was an anniversary: the 10th of Wang's namesake brand.

It was also a homecoming, of sorts: Wang just ended his prestigious stint as creative director of Balenciaga in Paris after three years, and is turning his focus solely to his own company, rather than splitting his time between continents.

And it was a big party -- as in women pole-dancing the night away while attendees sipped vodka and munched on mini sandwiches.

And, since this was Alexander Wang, it was a celebrity convention, too: The front row included none other than Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Kylie Jenner and The Weeknd.

The show, held Saturday night in a cavernous space on a pier on the Hudson River, began with Wang's models -- female and male -- streaming down the runway in designs that emphasized the hard-edged streetwear he's long been known for.

In this image released by Starpix, Bella Hadid models fashion from the Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2016 collection, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in New York. (Aurora Rose/Starpix via AP)

There were big, white T-shirts, lots of oversized jackets, ample hoodies, mesh tanks and low-slung striped trousers.

There were bomber jackets, black leather bustiers, plenty of denim, roomy tennis-type sweaters and lots of fringe.

-- Jocelyn Noveck and Ronny Zvi